'A collision within a collision': Neutron star merger hiding in mini-galaxy could answer 2 big astrophysics questions
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Astronomers discovered a massive gamma-ray burst from two merging neutron stars located in a previously unseen mini-galaxy within ancient galactic debris stretching 600,000 light-years across. This "collision within a collision" explains why these powerful explosions sometimes occur outside major galaxies and could reveal how heavy metals like gold spread throughout the universe.
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